Coil box



Patented Sept. 8, 1925.

UNITEDY vSTATES PATENT OFFICE.

` COIL Box.

Application filed July 9,

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, JAMES lV. MERTZ, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Avant, in the county of Osage and State of Oklahoma., have invented anew and Improved Coil Box, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates t-oan improved coil bo-x especially adapted for Ford cars and Fordsons and has for an object to provide a construction wherein the vario-us coils may be quickly and easily applied and removed at any time.

Another object of the invention is to proviole a coil box formed with a. removable sidemeans for normally locking the same in a closed position, the structure being such that when the side is moved out of the way, the coils may be adjusted, removed and replaced quickly.

In the accompanying drawings- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved coil box disclosing an embodiment of the invention, the same being shown filled with the usual number of coils.

Figure 2 is a sectional view through Figure 1 approximately on line 2-2.

In coil boxes used on Ford cars and other places, it requires an appreciable time to remove any of the coils for repair or replacement. During different weather conditions, the coils have a tendency to expand and contract, whereby the various contacts may be affected, and also whereby it is difficult to remove the tightly wedged coils. In order to permit a quick and easy adjustment of the coils and also a quick and easy removal and replacement, the improved structure embodying the invention has been provided.

Referring tothe accompanying drawings by numeral, 1 indicates the coils, which are of the usual type, and 2 the body of the box, which is also of the usual type, havying the lower series of contacts 3 and the various outer contacts 4 co-acting with the coils l. As the arrangement of contacts and also the arrangement of coils are old and well known, a detailed description thereof will not be given. The box 2 heretofore has been made solid throughout except that it has been open at the top. In the present invention, the front vwall 5 is supplied with hinges 6 and 7, whereby it may be hinged outwardly, as shown in Figure 2, whenever desired and the coils quickly and easily moved laterally or tilted for movement lat- 1924. Serial No. 725,031.

erally or upwardly. ends of the box 2 in proper place, the front wall 5 is provided with flanges 8 and 9Vwhich fit over the ends of the box 2 and holdthe same in place, whereby the coils 1 will always be maintained in correct position. Hinge members 10 and 11 are connected to opposite ends of the box 2, the parts being connected to the ends being identical but the other sections, namely, sections 12 and 13, being constructed differently. Section 12 is provided with an oifset enlargement 141 which carries a rod 15 rigidly secured thereto, said rod loosely passing through the turnbuckle 16, the -samebeing formed with an enlargement 17 whereby the turnbuckle 16 may freely rotate, but when moved longitudinally in one direction will pull rod 15 and firmly hold the hinge 10 in the position shown in Figure 1. A hook 18 is threaded into the other end of the turnbuckle 16 and co-acts with a ring or link 19 which is swingably connected with the catch 20. The catch 2O consists of a flat bar link 21 having the end opposite link 19 pivotally connected at 22 to the lever 23, which lever is provided with a bifurcated end 24, the respective legs of said lever being pivotally connected at 25 and 26 to the legs 27 and 28 of the section 18. The pivotal connection 22 is oifset inwardly so that when the lever 23 is resting against the shoulder 29 the parts will have been moved past dead center and consequently will automatically remain locked in place. There is a slight resiliency in all these members, so that when it is desired tof dise-ngage the hook 18, lever 23 may be grasped by the fingers of the operator and quickly turned over in a direction toward the left, as viewed in Figure 1. This will move the pivotal structure 22 past dead center outwardly and over toward the turnbuckle 16. When the parts are thus loosened, the link 19 may be disconnected from hook 18 and the hinges 10 and 11 quickly swung outwardly, whereupon the side 5 may be swung downwardly, as shown in Figure 2. When this has taken place, the various coils 1 may be easily moved out of the box as the ends are released, and also as the coils may be tilted toward the open side 5 until they are completely loose, they may be lifted out in substantially any desired direction.

I claim 1. A coil box for Ford cars and the like In order to hold thel CFI ing hinges Connected to the ends of the bien" for locking the side in assembled position,

and a plurality of means" 'including Ia lato'li` for holding said looking hinges in a loeked position.

27A coil box of the Charaoter described including a bottoni, a. side7 a pairy of flexible ends and a swinging side hinged to saidbottorn, said hinged iside having? a pair* of' flanges adapted' to overlap said ends* for holding the saine in position, a` 'pair' 'of'looling hinges, Onehingebeingconnected with each of the ends andadapted to be swung around the front of said swinging side for lockingthe swinging side. in assembled position, and manually actuated means for looking said looking hinges in looked heating position.

S In aj coil box, a swinging side, a. pair of locking hinges for normally looking said side in assembled or closed position, aturn buckle connected with one of said` hinge looks, `said turnbuckle being-provided with a hook, and a catch connected With the other oi' said locking hinges foi-ined With alink adapted to belooped over' said hoolQ 

